Tag: Altimmune (ALT)

Prohost Letter #459 ~ NAFLD & NASH

Prohost Letter #459 ~ NAFLD & NASH NAFLD is Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and NASH is Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. We will start with NAFLD.   NAFLD The Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is caused by excessive fat building up inside the liver cells. It is obvious that what is called Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease is not caused by alcohol. The liver disease caused by Alcohol is called …

Treating Obesity: Altimmune Announces Positive Topline Results from the MOMENTUM 48-Week Phase 2 Obesity Trial of Pemvidutide

Altimmune Positive Topline Results Altimmune (ALT) announced positive results from the MOMENTUM 48-Week Phase 2 Obesity Trial of Pemvidutide.  Altimmune is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for obesity and liver fibrosis. The Company’s lead product candidate, pemvidutide, is a GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist developed for treating obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH